Description

<i> <p>Oral Exams: Preparing For and Passing Candidacy, Qualifying, and Graduate Defenses</i> provides guidance on how to prepare for oral comprehensive and viva voce exams. </p> <p>Topics discussed include the supervisory committee, preparing the seminar, arranging content, mental preparation, question framing, and the types of questions to expect.</p> <p>At its core, the book prepares students to be the best they can be by offering insights into how to interpret and appropriately respond to explicit and implied oral comps questions. </p> <p>This book benefits faculty by helping them prepare new questions, also providing tips on how to mentor their students in preparation for exams. </p> <p>The training included can be used to prepare for intensive qualifying or certification exams, job interviews, and presentations.</p><br><br><ul><li>Describes in detail the general format of oral comprehensive exams, viva voce examinations and defenses, what to expect, and what the requirements are that students need to fulfill to pass. </li><li>Includes appendices with numerous practice questions sourced from a range of disciplines and countries for individual or group learning</li><li>Useful for Early Career academics that are supervising, supporting, and examining PhD students</li></ul>